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Ablesure Hot Foot

Review | Music Technology, Aug 1993
Dual port programmable MIDI remote controller

MIDI control from the ground up

Akai EWI & EVI

Review | Music Technology, Sep 1987
Wind Controllers

Unveiled at NAMM and stars of the BMF, these two new instruments receive their exclusive preview in MT. Tim Goodyer takes a deep breath before taking a closer look.

Akai EWI-2000 & EWV-2000

Review | Music Technology, Apr 1988
Electronic Wind Instrument

State-of-the-art wind synthesis. Man Jumping's Andy Blake gets his fingers around Akai's wind controller and voicing module and finds a happy marriage between expression and analogue synthesis.

Bad mamma Jamma

Review | The Mix, Dec 1994

Guitar-like MIDI controller

Blowing The Digital Horn

Review | Sound On Sound, Oct 1988
Casio DH100

Don’t be fooled by its toy-town looks - Casio’s DH100 comes with six sounds and a built-in speaker, but it is a remarkably good MIDI wind controller for £99. Tony Crowle decides to take it seriously.

Casio DG100

Review | Music Technology, Oct 1988
Digital Horn

Where Roland and Yamaha tried to create the state-of-the-art wind controller, Casio have gone for accessibility. Andy Blake blows the latest development in the latest line of MIDI controllers.

Casio DH800 MIDI Horn

Review | Phaze 1, Jul 1989

Digigram MIDImic

Review | Music Technology, Oct 1988

If you've ever wished you could sing a violin or hum a tune straight into your MIDI sequencer, this French "MIDI microphone" could be for you. Debbie Poyser sings something sampled.

DMC Ground Control

Review | Recording Musician, Dec 1992
Programmable MIDI Foot Controller

Fadermaster

Review | Micro Music, Dec 1989

Paul Overaa discovers a handy if costly way of manipulating MIDI data in real time courtesy of J.L.Cooper

Get the Horn

Review | Micro Music, Apr/May 1989

Jez Ford gets his laughing gear round the budget Casio MIDI wind controller - The DH100

Higher Performance

Review | Electronics & Music Maker, Sep 1986
Yamaha MCS2 Control Station

Missing performance wheels on your MIDI instrument? Yamaha's MIDI Control Station could solve your expression problems, as Simon Trask reveals.

JL Cooper Fadermaster

Review | Music Technology, Oct 1989
MIDI Control Device

Tired of digital parameter access synth editing, unimpressed by software editors? Vic Lennard looks at a system that allows you to use real sliders to edit your synths.

MIDI Gesture & MIDI Creator

Review | Music Technology, Mar 1994
interactive music controllers

You move - it programs. A first step towards virtual reality music?

MIDIMIC

Review | Micro Music, Apr/May 1989

Yet more of Jez comment as he gets his vocal chords round Digigram/Farfisa's latest MIDI gadget

Palmtree Instruments Airdrums

Review | Music Technology, Dec 1986

From America comes a set of unique MIDI percussion controllers that work by sensing the direction you shake them in. Rick Davies previews them.

Peavey PC1600

Review | Sound On Sound, Jun 1993
MIDI Fader Controller

Want an easy way of manually switching Programs or mixing 16 channels of MIDI volume? This baby will let you do both... and much, much more.

Peavey PC1600

Review | Music Technology, Apr 1993
MIDI Controller

16 channels of MIDI data at the push of a slider. Vic Lennard just loves being in control.

Peavey RMC 4512

Review | Music Technology, Dec 1987
MIDI Foot Controller

With both hands fully occupied on stage it seems a shame to use your feet for nothing but standing on; Rick Davies tries using his for controlling MIDI equipment.

Roland CM-Series Accessories

Review | Music Technology, Oct 1990
CF10 DIGITAL FADER & CN20 MUSICAL ENTRY PAD

To complement their CM-series modules, Roland have released a Digital Fader and Musical Entry Pad - but anything MIDI has many uses. Vic Lennard becomes an accessory.

Rolls MIDI Wizard Foot Controller

Review | Recording Musician, Feb 1993

Simmons Silicon Mallet

Review | Music Technology, Jan 1988

Striking a blow for mallet players, Tim Ponting investigates an instrument that combines the MIDI sophistication of a modern keyboard with the mallet techniques of xylophones and marimbas.

Softwind Synthophone

Review | Music Technology, Nov 1988
MIDI Saxophone

The latest MIDI wind controller comes from Switzerland and uses a conventional sax body. Michael Andreas checks out the traditionalists' alternative.

Susurrant synthesis

Review Audio | The Mix, Feb 1995
Akai EWI 3020/3030

Wind controller and sound modules

The Computer Connection

Review | Sound On Sound, Mar 1990
Roland’s Computer Music range

Martin Russ looks at the evolution of Roland's approach to computers in music, culminating in their latest CM products.

 

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